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English For Information Technology
 
Speak PHB ( pointy haired boss )
This is a derogatory reference to a stereotypical IT manager who choose their technology platforms based on the latest TV commercial and have no knowledge at all of what their employees actually do
Example Sentence: “This is how the PHB is described on the Dilbert web site: "He's every employee's worst nightmare. He wasn't born mean and unscrupulous, he worked hard at it. And succeeded. As for stupidity, well, some things are inborn." ”
Part of Speech: noun (person)
pointy haired boss